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1978 Honda CB
$ 1584
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Description
The bike is in good condition.Touch the button and it lights up.
Runs great. Rode it from Big Sky to Houston, Texas and back ... no problem. Passing semis on I-80 out of Rock Springs. After market exhaust pipes, left side cover and fairing. Seat has a small tear but I have a replacement seat and a new seat cover and both go with the bike.
The CB 750 is an iconic motorcycle. It's introduction to the market stunned the motorcycle riding community. A reviewer in Motorcycle News magazine had the following to say about the CB750: "More than half a century ago, British bikers got their first look of the
machine that would change motorcycling forever
. On April 5, 1969 at the Metropole Hotel, venue for the Brighton Motorcycle show, two pre-production examples of the all-new Honda CB750 were displayed for the very first time.
As the first mass-production motorcycle with not just four cylinders but also a disc brake and electric starter, the Honda CB750 set the new standard for sophistication. It was, in fact, the first ‘superbike’. A new word had entered our lexicon. ...
" A reviewer in Silodrome began his article with the following sentence:
" The Honda CB750 is quite easily one of the top 10 most important motorcycle models of the 20th century. "
A knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiast knows that if he purchases a CB750, he is not purchasing "transportation"; he is purchasing
an important piece of motorcycle history.